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RECRUITING AND HIRING WINNERS: 11 Excellent Tips

Rick Conlow

Your success as a manager is often linked to whether you are recruiting and hiring winners. Recruiters and managers need to understand good selection practices. Better Recruiting and Hiring Reduces Turnover. Research shows that a $60,000-per-year salaried employee costs $55,000 to recruit and train.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Compilation videos of holiday decorating fails. When one speaks with business owners, executives, or recruiters, about and during the hiring process, the message has become more pointed post-Thanksgiving from “We’re not sure when we will make our decision” to “We’ll make a decision after the holidays.”

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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. ” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers. Looking for Millennials?

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. 10 Ways to Master the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams Research shows that managers impact up to 70% of employee productivity. hours a week.

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Networking: If You Wait, You Are Late!

Tom Spencer

Maybe serve as a teaching assistant in the course or conduct an independent research project on a topic you learned about within the course. Do not expect professors to have recruiters for your dream firm on speed dial. Do not expect professors to have recruiters for your dream firm on speed dial.

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Generalist vs Specialist Firm Interviews

Tom Spencer

For example, BCG requires one-way video interviews. You should read my article on how to approach experiential questions , and plan to practice with other applicants, consultants, and former recruiters to hone and sharpen your stories so that they are ready for your interview. Others move right into the main interview.